A political ally tests LA’s allegiance to Mayor Karen Bass
By Jim Newton, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The race…
EPA is abandoning climate policy. That could boost California’s EV goals.
The Trump administration just tore apart decades of U.S. climate policy, but it may have also handed California…
Crowded California governor’s race creates opening for Republicans
The crowded field of Democratic candidates running for governor in California could give Republicans a rare opening in…
Can multinational company taxes ease CA budget deficit?
By Dan Walters, CalMatters An Amazon facility in Sacramento on Sept. 25, 2023. Democrats and interest groups want…
Gerrymandering in Texas and California has become a Mexican standoff
With hotly contested House races on the horizon come November, the Supreme Court last week gave California Democrats…
LA mayor faces an election battle from the city’s left wing
By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The ever-changing…
LA voters are moving ever leftward this election year
By Jim Newton, CalMatters Protesters gather in Downtown Los Angeles for a march to support immigrants on Feb.…
California leaders decry Trump call to ‘nationalize’ election, say they’re ready to resist
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s repeated calls to “nationalize” elections drew swift resistance from California officials this week, who said they…
What these Democrats seeking to succeed Newsom would do differently
SACRAMENTO — Matt Mahan, the mayor of San José and latest entrant into the jam-packed race for California governor, has…
Local Dems soften on Campa-Najjar, favor von Wilpert in high-profile Issa challenge
Councilmember Marni von Wilpert in 2020. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) San Diego Councilmember Marni…
California Democrats help lead counter-offensive against Trump immigration crackdown
California Democrats have assumed leading roles in their party’s counter-offensive to the Trump administration’s massive immigration crackdown —…
California Democrats help lead fight vs. Trump immigration crackdown
California Democrats have assumed leading roles in their party’s counter-offensive to the Trump administration’s massive immigration crackdown —…